Like the title says, this is my first street motorcycle. I rode dirtbikes quite a bit as a kid, until I went thru the handlebars at 60mph and spent a few days in the hospital. When I got out the folks had gotten rid of the dirtbike. As of now, I've taken the MSF class and I have my license. I have a jacket, gloves, goggles, and I'm looking for a helmet.
Anyway, I've always wanted to get a motorcycle, and my wife convinced me to sell our truck to generate the funds to pick one up. I really like the look/engineering/reliability of the 4 cylinder CB's so that is what I've been looking at. I'm not too concerned about engine size right now, I've been looking at 350's to 750's. I think 750 would be kind of overkill for me right now though (and the one's I've seen are a bit outside my budget). I'm not a mechanical idiot, but I've never worked on a motorcycle, so I need something that's ready to ride. Plus, my wife and I are sharing the car now, so the sooner I can stop doing that the better
So, here's the point of this post. I found this CB400F Super Sport on craig's list:
http://albuquerque.craigslist.org/mcy/347776329.html It's not as "classic" looking as what I've been looking at, but I think it could be good. I'm hoping to get some more experienced opinions. I'm in Tucson Arizona, and the bike is in Albuquerque New Mexico (6 hours), so I won't be able to see it in person until I have to decide whether or not I'm going to buy it. Is this a good deal? Is this a good model for me to be looking at? It's going to be mostly for to and from work (city driving), but I would like to be able to take my wife around on the weekends (we're not too heavy, together we're under 300 lbs).
Any help is appreciated.
